Appendix, Sharing Your Files and Printers

Note: If you are only using your PC to access the Internet, it is highly recommend- ed that you use pass- words for your shares.

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Appendix

Sharing Your Files and Printers

Overview

By sharing your files and printers, other PCs on your network will be able to access the resources on your PC.

Before sharing your files and printers, you should prepare your computer to be used with any file servers that may be on the network. If you are not using

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6.If you want to assign access passwords, type the passwords into the Password boxes.

7.When you're done, click on the Apply button, followed by OK. Repeat steps 1-7 for any drive or folder you desire to share on the network.

You have successfully enabled File Sharing on your PC. Your selected drives or folders can now be accessed by other network users. If a user tries to access one of your password-protected drives or folders, he or she will be asked for the appropriate Read-Only or Full-Access password. Continue on if you wish to share your PC’s printer over the network.

Windows 95 or Windows 98 with an NT or NetWare file server, or if you are not sure if you have a file server, continue below.

If you are using a NetWare or NT file server, refer to those sections in the manual for client setup.

Enabling File Sharing

Enabling Printer Sharing

1.Double-click on the My Computer icon.

2.Double-click the Printers folder. A window of avail- able printers will appear.

Note: Any printer you wish to share from your PC must be physically connected to your PC.

1.Double-click your My Computer icon. A window of available disk drives will appear.

2.Using your right mouse button, click once on the drive or folder that you want to make available to other users.

3.Click on Sharing, followed by the Sharing tab. Click on Share As.

4.In the Share Name box, enter a name for the drive or folder you are shar- ing. This can be any drive on your PC—floppy drive, hard drive, CD drive, zip drive, etc.

5. Decide on the type of access that you want to give other users.

• Read-Only access lets other users view the files on the selected drive.

•Full access lets users create, change, or delete files on the selected drive.

•Depends on Password lets users have Read-Only and/or Full access to the selected drive, depending on the password that you decide to give them.

3.Using your right mouse button, click once on the printer that you want to share with other users. Click on Sharing, followed by the Sharing tab.

	4. Click on Share As. In the Share Name box, give a	Note: Not all printers
	name to the printer you want to share. If you want to	may be shared on the
	assign a password to the printer so that only certain	network. Others may
	assign a password to the printer so that only certain	require special
	users can access it, type a password in the Password	require special
	users can access it, type a password in the Password	instructions. Refer to
	box.	instructions. Refer to
	box.	your printer’s user
		guide or contact your
	5. Click on the Apply button, followed by OK. Your	printer manufacturer if
	5. Click on the Apply button, followed by OK. Your	you think this may be
	printer(s) are now shared.	you think this may be
	printer(s) are now shared.	the case with your
		the case with your
		printer.

The Printer Sharing setup and installation is com-

plete. Your printer can now be accessed by other network users. The printer’s driver may have to be installed on other PCs. Consult your printer’s documentation.

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